Should We Even Ask?
I just read tonight's Daily Bread devotion, about large asking resulting in large receiving. I think that struck something in me because right now, I seemed to have given up asking God for things. Sure I know He wants to give me His best and I know in the end His blessings will always be better than what I can imagine. And it's exactly because of that, I feel like giving up asking, since His ways are always better and He wants to give us what He wants for us rather than what we want. Does this mean that our own desires are always wrong? He said "If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you." Of course after all the arguments that it should be read in context and all that, it feels like our desires will always be wrong and...man..i think deep inside I went:" Yea right. That's crap..when will God ever give us what we want..."
Should I give up on that promise? Cause I think all of us went through that..we ask God for something and most of the time, we won't get it. Than He'll say it'll harm us in the long-term, and that it's for our own good, He's got better things for us...blahblah. OK. Fair enough. So ask for what??? Don't ask loh. Just do anything You want with us. Why ask us to ask You, when most of the time, You'll just give back a cruel NO??
Alright. I know there's still some anger and bitterness inside me towards God. Think alot of us are tired of asking. Looking at what I've just typed though, I've made God look like a slave-driver. But He just wants to be my friend. I know I treat Him like a servant too sometimes. I thought I was seeking Him; yet I'm actually DEMANDING from Him. This paragraph spoke to me:
God comes to us like this because He wants a relationship. But sometimes we only want results. He wants to talk. But we only want Him to fix things. It's not that He's against results or minds fixing things. He actually enjoys serving us. But He wants to be more than a servant. He wants to be a friend. Though I fear sometimes we want only a servant.
Think we sometimes come to a point where nothing really encourages us anymore. Not even the Word. Not even our families and friends. Not even God. Still let's ask for His will to be done in our lives. That's something safe we can still ask for i guess.
Pathetic-Ungrateful-Blur-Lam: BUT IT'S NOT FAIR!!!!!
GOD: You just haven't seen the full story yet.
Anyway, today daddy and I had a world of a time with Google earth. He was utterly amazed. And that was enough to let us dream of a holiday to Hawaii. He said mummy would have to cater 1000 times first, b4 we get enough of this stupid thing called money. Despite all the horrors I got from Literature in lower sec, I decided to look at VENICE, and that's really one of the most beautiful places ever. I think that'll be one my honeymoon destinations, since my father said it's really romantic. HAHAHA. WAKE UP KEVIN LAM. Who would wanna go with you :( I think i just faster propose to Rudy lah, and we'll head to Venice before going to Africa to start churches. HAHAHA. It's 2 AM Singapore time, so i'm not thinking right man, and talking loads of rubbish.
Btw i'm still living in Singapore time, for several reasons. Firstly, the 'brightness' here is totally weird and still looking like Singapore's brightness. It's 6am and the sun's almost out!!! Secondly, I think i'm slow enough. If I still lag one more hour behind, that's it man. And i also wanna keep up with all of u back home of course.
Back to google earth. I started coz i saw Gab's blog. Some cool stuff I found: Goodluck Garden, AMC, Esplanade, Fairfield, Ho Chi Minh, The Vatican, Hoover Jam. HAHAHA. That was jam nice man. Seriously...3D somemore. :)
Playin with Google Earth reminds me of God's power again. How BIG He is man.
Soooo...should i stop asking God?
Should I give up on that promise? Cause I think all of us went through that..we ask God for something and most of the time, we won't get it. Than He'll say it'll harm us in the long-term, and that it's for our own good, He's got better things for us...blahblah. OK. Fair enough. So ask for what??? Don't ask loh. Just do anything You want with us. Why ask us to ask You, when most of the time, You'll just give back a cruel NO??
Alright. I know there's still some anger and bitterness inside me towards God. Think alot of us are tired of asking. Looking at what I've just typed though, I've made God look like a slave-driver. But He just wants to be my friend. I know I treat Him like a servant too sometimes. I thought I was seeking Him; yet I'm actually DEMANDING from Him. This paragraph spoke to me:
God comes to us like this because He wants a relationship. But sometimes we only want results. He wants to talk. But we only want Him to fix things. It's not that He's against results or minds fixing things. He actually enjoys serving us. But He wants to be more than a servant. He wants to be a friend. Though I fear sometimes we want only a servant.
Think we sometimes come to a point where nothing really encourages us anymore. Not even the Word. Not even our families and friends. Not even God. Still let's ask for His will to be done in our lives. That's something safe we can still ask for i guess.
Pathetic-Ungrateful-Blur-Lam: BUT IT'S NOT FAIR!!!!!
GOD: You just haven't seen the full story yet.
Anyway, today daddy and I had a world of a time with Google earth. He was utterly amazed. And that was enough to let us dream of a holiday to Hawaii. He said mummy would have to cater 1000 times first, b4 we get enough of this stupid thing called money. Despite all the horrors I got from Literature in lower sec, I decided to look at VENICE, and that's really one of the most beautiful places ever. I think that'll be one my honeymoon destinations, since my father said it's really romantic. HAHAHA. WAKE UP KEVIN LAM. Who would wanna go with you :( I think i just faster propose to Rudy lah, and we'll head to Venice before going to Africa to start churches. HAHAHA. It's 2 AM Singapore time, so i'm not thinking right man, and talking loads of rubbish.
Btw i'm still living in Singapore time, for several reasons. Firstly, the 'brightness' here is totally weird and still looking like Singapore's brightness. It's 6am and the sun's almost out!!! Secondly, I think i'm slow enough. If I still lag one more hour behind, that's it man. And i also wanna keep up with all of u back home of course.
Back to google earth. I started coz i saw Gab's blog. Some cool stuff I found: Goodluck Garden, AMC, Esplanade, Fairfield, Ho Chi Minh, The Vatican, Hoover Jam. HAHAHA. That was jam nice man. Seriously...3D somemore. :)
Playin with Google Earth reminds me of God's power again. How BIG He is man.
Soooo...should i stop asking God?
1 Comments:
HEYYY KEVIN! :D
its been sooo long since i last chat/talk to you!
have been so busy and finally one shot reading all your posts again! (: hahah. im glad that you have been growing thru ur ups and downs! and thanks for always being there to encourage me despite u urself having downs when i think i dun even know! haha quite pathetic right! ): hah. well but im so glad u are grow well in the Lord! :D keep it up okay! oh! and thanks a million for your sms! :D i was so surprised to receive ur birthday wish! :D thanks dude! can't wait for you to come back! catch up soon online or thru email yea! chill! God bless! :D
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